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the economy's a bit stronger than we thought. now, inside of that there's some interesting things happening. the most interesting thing happening is that for the first time, you're starting to see a significant drop in the longer-term unemployed. people who have been out of work between six months and three years. their numbers dropped by 16% even though total unemployed on dropped by 6%. now, in the six-month -- >> these are people that we hear are discouraged that don't even look for jobs so they're not counted in these calculations. >> well, the ones who are still looking are and they're getting more jobs. the people who are unemployed six months, they get jobs quickly. they turn over. and the really discouraged category, the three years or more, and this gets to that baby boomer story if you saw it in "the new york times" over the weekend, they're still in a pretty tough spot. but there is good news on some of the long-term unemployed. and the other piece of good news is in the so-called new claims for unemployment insurance,
the economy's a bit stronger than we thought. now, inside of that there's some interesting things happening. the most interesting thing happening is that for the first time, you're starting to see a significant drop in the longer-term unemployed. people who have been out of work between six months and three years. their numbers dropped by 16% even though total unemployed on dropped by 6%. now, in the six-month -- >> these are people that we hear are discouraged that don't even look for...
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this was a huge economy, a big-state budget, a university system. they had to do something about the mental health institutions, for example, in the state. and it was exploding in terms of population. so by the time he got to washington, he had really been through a trial by fire, and he was ready for what he knew he had to do on behalf of the country. he had also -- people ought to remember this -- he had been through a really tough campaign. george bush 41 beat him in iowa in the opening of the primaries. >> in '80. >> in '80. he was prepared in a way for what he arrived at. and i think it's worth remembering. >> so let's take a trip down memory lane. >> oh, i like that. >> i love doing this. here's a clip of tom brokaw in 1967. >> what? >> yeah. watch this. >> interviewing dwight eisenhower during eisenhower's visit to see then-governor and presidential candidate ronald reagan. wow! >> almost four years ago now you encouraged all republicans who thought that they might be candidates for president to get into the race. do you still stand by that f
this was a huge economy, a big-state budget, a university system. they had to do something about the mental health institutions, for example, in the state. and it was exploding in terms of population. so by the time he got to washington, he had really been through a trial by fire, and he was ready for what he knew he had to do on behalf of the country. he had also -- people ought to remember this -- he had been through a really tough campaign. george bush 41 beat him in iowa in the opening of...
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what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the situation room." i'm wolf blitzer in washington. president obama brought his push for new gun control in minneapolis today, calling for a comprehensive package of steps against gun violence. there's growing doubt one of the steps he's seeking can actually be taken. a ban on assault-type weapons. it faces an uphill battle in congress which gun control advocates and even the president himself seemed to acknowledge. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is joining us with more. what's the latest that you're hearing on this sensitive front? >> wolf, publicly, as you heard, president obama is still pushing for this assault weapons b
what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's is ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu. ♪ >>> welcome back to "the situation room." i'm wolf blitzer in washington....
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not lead to more illegal drug use, mcconnell says he sees hemp production as positive for kentucky's economy. to the political playground we go for more. by now we're all used to hearing vice president joe biden say some pretty interesting things. his latest may have the president shaking his head, but will make germans quite happy. he said, "i have traveled over 640,000 miles since i've been vice president and most of the time the president sends me to places he doesn't want to go, so i've spent an awful lot of time with mccain and others in afghanistan, so it's good to be here in germany. >>> it may be the snavenators w have the most to lose. they may have to cough up the crabca crabcakes, burnt cookies, odds makers are favoring the 49ers. if the super bowl is not your thing, well, there's that other big bowl today. there it is. it's the puppy bowl. oodles of cuteness today. no need to change the channel just yet. chances are you'll be able to see this a lot. the puppy bowl is going to be on repeat on the animal planet for the rest of the day. you can set your dvrs. look at that, look at t
not lead to more illegal drug use, mcconnell says he sees hemp production as positive for kentucky's economy. to the political playground we go for more. by now we're all used to hearing vice president joe biden say some pretty interesting things. his latest may have the president shaking his head, but will make germans quite happy. he said, "i have traveled over 640,000 miles since i've been vice president and most of the time the president sends me to places he doesn't want to go, so...
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